Reasons Without Rationalism

Preface ix Introduction 1 1. "Squeezing the Good into the Right through the Tubes of Imperfection" 7 2. The Relevance of Action Theory 14 PART ONE: Explaining Action 21 1. A Puzzle about Intention 23 2. The Belief-Desire Model 28 3. Acting for Reasons 39 4. Solving the Puzzle 48 5. A Causal Theory of Action? 56 6. Against the Guise of the Good 59 PART TWO: Why Virtue Matters to the Study of Practical Reason 68 1. Character and Practical Thought 70 2. An Argument for the Virtue Theory 79 3. Practical Reason and the Guise of the Good 86 4. Motivation and Desire 99 5. Self-Knowledge as the Aim of Action 107 Conclusion 116 Bibliography 121 Index 129

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